Gourmet products local specialties and wines Bastia

It is the first Corsican marketing Company for identity products. This company continues to select the best food, cultural and artistic products from the island. Corsica-Paquet works closely with the different fairs of the island and the different routes of the «Authentic Meaning». These products are discovered at the store where the team will be happy to make you taste very rare farmers'cheeses, as well as its Farmer Farmer Farmer, coppa, lonzu, prizuttu, pure sausage sausage and figatellu only in December. It is tempting to warn customers that due to its extreme rigour to propose only products of a very high quality, it is likely to miss certain products during the summer season, particularly in charcuterie and cheese. A fine selection of wines, liqueurs, medalists, miel, honey, pottery, small craftsmen's knives, cd songs. You can also order via the website or request the product catalogue that will be sent to you free of charge.

U Paese has been perpetuating the know-how of the island's craftsmen for nearly thirty years. Sonia offers figatelli, coppa, lonzu, sausages, prizuttu, ventrè piènu... a quality pork butcher's shop which carries the colours of Castagniccia, but also goat's and ewe's milk cheeses from shepherds, brocciu, chestnut flour, liqueurs, not forgetting the inevitable olive oil. A great selection of Corsican wines of high quality: organic farming and / or biodynamic for the pleasure of the real and taste. A shop to see urgently!

At Raugi's, ice creams are a family story that has been going on for more than 80 years. Over time, the establishment has become the place to be for the Bastians, who enjoy rediscovering the flavors of their childhood, or being surprised by the original creations mixing authentic flavors and a dose of modernity. In cones to take away or in more elaborate cuts with more than 40 flavors to discover. You can also eat pizzas and focaccias with the original dough of the Pisa recipe, leavened dough filled with fresh products.

Here, you're greeted with a smile and the smell of freshly baked cookies. We love the canistrelli, dry cakes with flavors from the maquis and elsewhere: figs, chocolate, white wine... It's hard to bring back a more gourmet gift from the island of Beauty, but you can also enjoy them on site, indoors or out on the terrace. As for the shop window, it serves as a showcase not only for Corsican specialities such as migliacciu, cheese cakes, but also for cookies and other sweets, each more delicious than the last.

In 1872, Louis Napoléon Mattei founded the Distillerie L.N. Mattei, and then had the bright idea of creating a wine-based aperitif with cinchona: Cap Corse Mattei, which was a huge success and is now a totally legendary drink. He also creates liqueurs based on the emblematic fruits of his beloved island, such as citron and myrtle. In this boutique, you'll find all the brand's products in sumptuous bottles, as well as related products (clothing, books, objects) and other famous spirits.

Do you want to discover the roots of Corsica through its labeled regional products? The Routes of the Authentic Senses guide you for discoveries high in flavors. Deeply attached to their land, passionate men and women offer you the warmth of a traditional welcome and the guarantee of an original product. In these places with a strong identity, ancestral know-how and modernity are combined for a perfect harmony between authenticity and quality.

We are formal, the best canistrelli of Corsica are a stone's throw from the old port of Bastia, at Mireille's house! Mireille, almost 50 years old and her mother Felicie, 90 years old, work under your eyes in their small shop of barely thirty square meters. Here, the recipes are authentic. You will find canistrelli, frappes (the famous fritters), fiadone (brocciu cake) and other Corsican delicacies. And if you arrive at the right time, every holiday of the year also has its speciality: Pentecost, All Saints' Day, Easter, Saint Joseph, etc. Mireille and Félicie also offer some salty snacks such as the famous Migliacci or La Bastelle (chard and broccoli slippers), but you will have to come early to buy some because they are very quickly victims of their success every day. It is said that if you walk down the street at cooking time, you will succumb to temptation.

Hédiard is well known so that the guarantee of finding an excellent cognac flows from source. However, the store makes a nice share of the Corsican products so do not expect to have a large choix choice, you will find in general the delicious cognac Lhéraud. You have to accompany it with regional delicacies: poutargue, Corsican meats, chestnut bowl or nougat with hazelnuts are certainly the best places to accompany your tasting.

In one of the town's oldest regional produce stores, immerse yourself in the authentic atmosphere of Corsica by discovering local products. Selected charcuterie from Castagniccia, farmhouse cheeses, candied citron, liqueurs with the aroma of the maquis and, of course, PDO Oliu di Corsica olive oil. In particular, you'll find the green gold of Domaine Oltremonti, which produces one of the hundred best olive oils in the world. A tasting of coppa, lonzu, prizzutu and sausage is also recommended, to ensure you make the right choice.

Mattei, famous for having invented Cap Corse, the island's emblematic aperitif, over 150 years ago, is now a concept store offering a wide range of products from the island and around the world. In addition to Mattei alcohols, you'll find a cellar brimming with wines and spirits, delicatessen products and designer items in this superb historic building listed as a French heritage site. There's also a large bar where you can sample the house's delicacies during a visit or on festive occasions.

If the Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville is commonly known as the Place du Marché, it's because on Saturday and Sunday mornings it hosts a market where gourmands gather. Local fruit and vegetables (yes, avocados are grown in Corsica!), ready-made dishes and other specialties will make your mouth water. Don't hesitate to treat yourself to fritelles, little doughnuts with fresh cheese, at the stand opposite the Saint-Jean-Baptiste church! As for bargain hunters, they'll love the flea market in Place Saint-Nicolas every Sunday morning.